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Lemongrass vs. Spelt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between lemongrass and spelt

  • Lemongrass has more manganese and iron; however, spelt is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, selenium, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 97% more.
  • Lemongrass contains 2 times more iron than spelt. Lemongrass contains 8.17mg of iron, while spelt contains 4.44mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Lemon grass (citronella), raw and Spelt, uncooked.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 97% 8.1% 34% 167% 170% 89% 172% 1% 389% 64%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.3%
Contains more IronIron +84%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +297%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1571.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 16% 0% 91% 26% 128% 64% 53% 0% 9% 34% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +19.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +521.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2036%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +187.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lemongrass Spelt DV% diff.
Manganese 5.224mg 2.983mg 97%
Iron 8.17mg 4.44mg 47%
Fiber 10.7g 43%
Phosphorus 101mg 401mg 43%
Vitamin B3 1.101mg 6.843mg 36%
Copper 0.266mg 0.511mg 27%
Protein 1.82g 14.57g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.065mg 0.364mg 25%
Starch 53.92g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.05mg 1.068mg 20%
Selenium 0.7µg 11.7µg 20%
Magnesium 60mg 136mg 18%
Carbs 25.31g 70.19g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.23mg 12%
Calories 99kcal 338kcal 12%
Zinc 2.23mg 3.28mg 10%
Potassium 723mg 388mg 10%
Folate 75µg 45µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.17g 1.258g 7%
Vitamin E 0.79mg 5%
Calcium 65mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.49g 2.43g 3%
Vitamin K 3.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.135mg 0.113mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.119g 0.406g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.054g 0.445g 1%
Net carbs 25.31g 59.49g N/A
Sugar 6.82g N/A
Sodium 6mg 8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.132mg 0%
Threonine 0.443mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.552mg 0%
Leucine 1.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.409mg 0%
Methionine 0.258mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.737mg 0%
Valine 0.681mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0%
Fructose 0.24g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
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15% 2% 70% 11% 2%
Protein: 14.57 g
Fats: 2.43 g
Carbs: 70.19 g
Water: 11.02 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +540.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +700.5%
Contains more FatsFats +395.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +177.3%
~equal in Other ~1.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Spelt
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.406 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.258 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +724.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +640%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/nutrients
  2. Spelt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169745/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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